Binoy Puthusery
The Eucharistic Life
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | July 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Prudence
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | July 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Incarnation
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | July 3, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A Missionary’s Voice: Do More…
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | June 26, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
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Trials of Life
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jul 31, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
There is an interesting conversation between St. Vincent and St. Louise which I read many years back in a book about...
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The Virtue of Holy Indifference
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jul 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In Christian spiritual tradition, the state of perfect acceptance of the will of God by an entire resignation is...
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The Eucharistic Life
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jul 17, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
In the year 1264 at the request of Pope Urban, St. Thomas Aquinas composed a beautiful hymn for the feast of Corpus...
Jesus’ Triumphal Journey
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Mar 25, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
We have entered into the Holy week by remembering Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem. In the synoptic gospels, Jesus’ life and ministry is presented as a journey from Galilee to Jerusalem. On his way to Jerusalem he calls some to leave everything and follow him, some...
God Pitching His Tent Among Us
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Dec 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Prophet Ezekiel and Isaiah prophesied the coming of Messiah with the beautiful image of the good shepherd. “For thus says the Lord God; I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out…I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered...
God’s will as our Will to Meaning
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Sep 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Victor Frankl in his famous book, The Will to Meaning, writes that Man’s search for meaning is the primary motivation in his or her life. According to Frankl, when one fails to find meaning in his or her life, there will be an existential vacuum, an inner emptiness...
The Poor Are Our Masters
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Sep 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Pope Francis in his encyclical, The Joy of Gospel, when he wrote about the social dimension of Evangelization he mentions the special place of the poor in God’s people, by refereeing to some of the Gospel passages. Salvation came to us from the “yes” uttered by a...
Remembering the Lord
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Aug 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In Kishwahili language of Africa, the Book of Deuteronomy in Bible is called “Kumbukumbu la Torati” which means “Remembering the Torah”. This name is very apt to this book because we find in it in many places there is a constant appeal to the Israelites to remember...
On Love of God
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jun 25, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
One of the contemporaries of St. Vincent who influenced him on his journey of conversion was St. Francis de Sales. The two famous books of St. Francis de Sales, namely, “Love of God” and “Introduction to Devout Life,” played an important role in his spiritual growth....
Come Holy Spirit
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Jun 4, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Archbishop Van Thuan, from Vietnam, in his famous book, Testimony of Hope mentions about an interview done many years ago with Cardinal Jean Marie Lustiger of Paris. The Journalist asked him, “Do you believe in the existence of the devil?” “Yes, I do.” “But...
The Reality of Temptation
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Mar 5, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Once again we are in the season of Lent. The Gospel passage for the first Sunday of Lent always invites us to reflect about the Temptation of Jesus. Soon after Jesus’s baptism and descent of the Holy Spirit upon him Jesus was tempted by the devil. Jesus is entrusted...
Come… Let us Adore Him…
by Fr. Binoy Puthusery, C.M. | Dec 25, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
In the Gospel of Luke, we read that the good news of birth of Jesus was first given to the shepherds. The Angel said to them: “Do not be afraid; for see – I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a...